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Satire But Could be Real:
Texas Bans Sale Of Luggage To Pregnant Women
AUSTIN, TX—In a sweeping prohibition with immediate implications for the Lone Star State’s potential mothers-to-be, Texas banned the sale of luggage to pregnant women Monday. “With this law, we ensure that no gestating woman living in our great state can pack her belongings and escape our will,” Gov. Greg Abbott said upon signing the bill, explaining that the You’re Not Going Anywhere Act outlaws the sale of all suitcases, duffel bags, and backpacks to women without the express consent of at least two male family members or a waiver granted by the governor himself. “Should an expectant woman be found in possession of luggage of any kind—even a small handbag or clutch, which we all know can be used to smuggle mifepristone—she will be subject to the full force of the Texas healthcare system. And rest assured, we have mandated that all luggage sold in the state can only be unlocked with a negative pregnancy test.” At press time, Texas reportedly expanded its ban to include the sale of plane tickets, travel-size shampoo, and gasoline to pregnant women.
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Mitt Romney says GOP is Donald Trump’s party — and ‘mainstream Republicans’ are now ‘main creek’
“My time on that political stage is over,” outgoing Sen. Romney said during a Salt Lake City news conference.
Utah Sen. Mitt Romney said the future of the Republican Party belongs to Donald Trump, and, while Romney still considers himself a member of the party, the ranks of “mainstream” Republicans have diminished to a trickle.
“I’m a narrow slice, if you will, of what we used to call the mainstream Republicans. The stream has gotten a little smaller. It’s more like the ‘main creek’ Republicans’ now,” Romney quipped.
“The creek is very small, and you have to look for it very carefully,” he said, speaking to reporters Friday as his political career — that went from governor of Massachusetts to presidential nominee to U.S. Senator — comes to an end. “At some point, it’s going to be under the sand, and you’ll have to dig a little for it.”
